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H.R. 3441—Save Local Business Act

H.R. 3441 - Save Local Business Act

Hearing Information

Meeting Information

Monday, November 6, 2017 - 5:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »

Bill Text

Text of H.R. 3441PDFXML

Save Local Business Act (as reported) 

H. Rept. 115-379PDF

Report from the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 9-2 on Monday, November 6, 2017.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 607:
Agreed to by record vote of 233-182, after agreeing to the previous questions by record vote of 233-182 on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

MANAGERS: Byrne/McGovern

1. Structured rule for H.R. 3043.

2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill and provides that it shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.

6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Closed rule for H.R. 3441.

10. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

12. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

14. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments (click each header to sort table by that column)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Scott, Bobby (VA)DemocratReplaces bill's definition of a joint employer with the common law standard articulated in the National Labor Relations Board's Browning Ferris decision, and strikes the bill's amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act.Submitted
2Version 1Scott, Bobby (VA)DemocratPrevents bill from applying when a violation is found but no employer is liable.Submitted
3Version 2Scott, Bobby (VA)DemocratRevised Holds franchisors jointly and severally liable when they direct a franchisee to violate the NLRA or FLSA.Revised

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 137

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to provide H.R. 3441 and H.R. 3043 each an open rule. Defeated: 2–9

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
Nay
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chair
Nay
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mr. Polis
No Vote

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 138

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 9-2

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Collins
Yea
Mr. Byrne
Yea
Mr. Newhouse
Yea
Mr. Buck
Yea
Ms. Cheney
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chair
Yea
Ms. Slaughter
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mr. Polis
No Vote